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Since his return to the IPL this season, Lockie Ferguson has been remarkably inconsistent with his fitness and has suffered injuries on alternate occasions. Ferguson missed the home match against DC in Dharamshala.
Punjab Kings have struggled with their bowling options. After making a great start to the season, PBKS bowlers and especially the fielders have repeatedly failed to maintain the early pace. They made a great start by winning six of their first seven matches but have now lost three matches in a row.
Lockie Ferguson ruled out of home match against DC: Shreyas Iyer announces a replacement.
The New Zealand fast bowler missed the first seven matches of the season for Punjab Kings as he was back home and wanted to spend some time with his family. But since his return, Ferguson has been remarkably inconsistent and has suffered from persistent injuries.
Being out of the team and joining the team, these cannot be good signs for the legendary New Zealand player. However, Shreyas Iyer revealed that he is struggling with an injury after the last game and hence is out of the match in Dharamshala.
Iyer named Ben Dwarshuis as Ferguson’s replacement for the game. “PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer said at the toss, “Ben Dwarshius has come in place of Lockie Ferguson, who has a minor injury.”
Shreyas Iyer claims PBKS players lack common sense to lose in IPL 2026
The Punjab Kings captain claimed that the team lacked the effort to play with its instincts. He said that the players not playing up to their potential or not handling the pressure well is the main reason for their defeat.
“Personally I don’t think you need to pay much attention to the marks table. You focus on the little details that you’re handling throughout the season: focusing on yourself and focusing on the ability of each person responsible for winning the match. And just backing our instincts, I think that’s what we’ve been lacking in the last few games: players not trusting their instincts, not playing to their best ability, or not handling the pressure,” said the PBKS captain.
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